Mojtaba Jafarian Abyaneh

Research Interests

News

• Oct 2026Awarded the FAU Graduate Fellowship for Academic Excellence for 2026–2027.
• Sep 2026Paper on geometry-aware trajectory forecasting at urban intersections accepted for presentation at the TRB 106th Annual Meeting.
• Apr 2026Awarded the ASCE Palm Beach Branch Scholarship.
• Feb 2026Competed in the Perfect Pitch Competition and presented SIPT at the CS3 Innovation Summit, Columbia University.
• Jan 2026Began mentoring 11 undergraduates across two groups in FAU's Vertically Integrated Projects program.
• Jan 2026Presented bike-sharing O–D flow prediction at the TRB 105th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
• Dec 2025Paper Transformer-Based Trajectory Prediction Using LiDAR Data published in IEEE OJ-ITS.
• Aug 2024Started my PhD at Florida Atlantic University in the I-SENSE Lab.

Publications

1. Transformer-Based Trajectory Prediction Using LiDAR Data for Situational Awareness in Complex Urban EnvironmentsPublished
   M. Jafarian Abyaneh, J. Jang
   IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 7, pp. 16–28 — 2026
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2. Baseline updating method for structural damage identification using modal residual force and grey wolf optimizationPublished
   A. Zare Hosseinzadeh, G. Ghodrati Amiri, M. Jafarian Abyaneh, S. A. Seyed Razzaghi, A. Ghadimi Hamzehkolaei
   Engineering Optimization, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 549–566 — 2020
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3. Model Updating-Based Approach for Damage Prognosis in Frames via Modal Residual ForcePublished
   G. Ghodrati Amiri, M. Jafarian Abyaneh, A. Zare Hosseinzadeh
   Int. J. of Civil, Environmental, Structural, Construction and Architectural Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 8 — 2016
   DOI · Scholar
4. A new two-stage method for damage identification in linear-shaped structures via Grey System Theory and optimization algorithmPublished
   G. Ghodrati Amiri, A. Zare Hosseinzadeh, M. Jafarian Abyaneh
   Journal of Rehabilitation in Civil Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 45–58 — 2015
   DOI · Scholar

Working Papers & Under Review

1. Spatial Interaction Pooling Transformer (SIPT) for Multi-Agent Trajectory Prediction in Urban StreetscapesIn Revision
   M. Jafarian Abyaneh, J. Jang, A. W. Smyth, M. K. Turkcan
   IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems — 2026
2. Spatial Graph Convolutional Network for Predicting Bike-Sharing Origin–Destination Spatiotemporal FlowsPreprint
   M. Jafarian Abyaneh, J. Jang, E. I. Kaisar
   SSRN Working Paper No. 5801889 — 2025
   DOI · Scholar
3. The Impact of Building Geometry Fidelity on Hurricane Pedestrian Wind Hazard Across Inflow ConditionsIn Prep
   M. Jafarian Abyaneh, J. Jang, D. Smith, J. Lalla
   In preparation — 2026

Conference Presentations

1. Geometry-Aware Transformer for Multi-Agent Trajectory Forecasting at Urban Intersections
   M. Jafarian Abyaneh, J. Jang
   106th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC · Jan. 2027 (Poster presentation (accepted))
2. Spatial Graph Convolutional Network for Predicting Bike-Sharing Origin–Destination Spatiotemporal Flows
   M. Jafarian Abyaneh, J. Jang, E. I. Kaisar
   105th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC · Jan. 2026 (Poster presentation)

Workshop Presentations

1. Neighbor-Aware Forecasting of Pedestrian and Vehicle Movement for Safer Intersections
   M. Jafarian Abyaneh, J. Jang, A. W. Smyth, M. K. Turkcan
   2026 Infrastructure Night, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL · Nov. 2026 (Poster presentation (accepted))
2. Predicting the Crowd:Spatially-Informed Transformers for Urban Traffic Agents
   M. Jafarian Abyaneh, J. Jang
   CS3 NSF Renewal Site Visit, Columbia Engineering Innovation Hub — CS3 HQ, New York, NY · May 2026 (Poster presentation)
3. Voxelized High-Fidelity 3D Models for City-scale Wind Simulations
   D. K. Smith, M. Jafarian Abyaneh, J. Jang
   CS3 NSF Renewal Site Visit, Columbia Engineering Innovation Hub — CS3 HQ, New York, NY · May 2026 (Poster presentation)
4. Context-Aware Deep Learning for Predicting Pedestrian and Vehicle Movement Patterns in Urban Traffic Scenarios
   M. Jafarian Abyaneh, J. Jang
   8th Annual Celebration of Academic Excellence, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL · Mar. 2026 (Poster presentation)
5. Testing the Accuracy of Urban 3D Models With Airflow Simulations
   D. K. Smith, M. Jafarian Abyaneh, J. Jang
   Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC), University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL · Mar. 2026 (Poster presentation)
6. Spatial Interaction Pooling Transformer (SIPT) for Multi-Agent Trajectory Prediction
   M. Jafarian Abyaneh, J. Jang
   CS3 Innovation Summit, Columbia University, New York, NY · Feb. 2026 (Perfect Pitch Competition, 90-second research talk & poster presentation)
7. Automated Voxelization Pipeline for High-Fidelity Urban Digital Twins
   D. K. Smith, J. Lalla, M. Jafarian Abyaneh, J. Jang
   CS3 Innovation Summit, Columbia University, New York, NY · Feb. 2026 (Poster presentation)

Experience

Teaching

Education

Research Funding

• NSF Engineering Research Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3), Award No. EEC-2133516 — Graduate Researcher
• NIH In-Vehicle Sensors to Detect Cognitive Change in Older Drivers, Award No. R01AG068472 — Graduate Researcher
• FAU Vertically Integrated Projects: Smart Sensors and AI for Coastal Destination Resilience — Graduate Research Mentor

Mentoring

Awards

• FAU Graduate Fellowship for Academic Excellence (Oct. 2026) — $5,000 competitive award, 2026–2027
• ASCE Palm Beach Branch Scholarship (Apr. 2026) — $1,000 competitive award
• Esterbauer Civil Engineering Graduate Award, University of New Brunswick (2018–2020)
• New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) Graduate Award (2018–2019)

Technical Skills